REGISTER NOW! - Ascension and St. Edmund Parish will offer three Training Series for Altar Servers in September and October for Ascension School and Religious Education Students. Each training series includes TWO sessions.
REGISTER NOW! - NEW Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers on September 27 at Ascension or on November 11 at St. Edmund - All CURRENT and experienced Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers should plan to attend our Fall Ongoing Formation Ministry Night on September 30 at Ascension.
Over 2,500 items exclusively online. From holidays to hostess to corporate gifts and more. 40% of procedes will benefit Ascension School's Home and School Association.
Community Shared Event - Join Deacon Kevin and Marci Morgan (St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy and St. Giles) on Zoom to pray the Rosary on Friday evenings at 7:00 PM.
Please bring non-perishable food items to Ascension and St. Edmund Churches during Mass for our monthly St. Simon of Cyrene Food Pantry collection. Monetary donations are accepted in the offertory baskets at church or online.
On Saturday, September 20 shop in-store at Empowering Gardens from 2:00 - 5:00 PM or Sunday, September 21 following the 10:30 AM Mass to get your Fall Mums. 20% of the sales will benefit Ascension School.
The Archdiocesan Collection at Masses on September 20-21 for the education and formation of our future priests - The Seminarian Education Fund provides support for the training and education of men studying for priesthood in the Archdiocese of Chicago...
Community Shared Event - We practice the Christian meditation prayer on Saturdays at 8:30 AM at Ascension Church or via Zoom. Various tools include centering prayer, the Jesus prayer, the breath prayer, lectio divina, and labyrinth walking.
Community Shared Event - We hold the Rosary for Peace in Honor of Our Blessed Mother every Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass at St. Giles Church. Join us and pray for peace.
This Men's Spiritual Formation Group meets monthly at 8:30 AM on the third Saturday at the Ascension Parish Center Dining Room for Scripture reading, discussion, prayer, and fellowship.
Community Shared Event - “ARE YOU READY TO DO THE HARD THINGS?” - All are invited! Please join Faith and Film Ministry at St. Edmund’s Murphy Hall after the 5:00 Mass on some Saturdays to WATCH - LEARN - DISCUSS - Season 3 of The Chosen.
This small faith group gathers every Sunday at 9:00 AM in the Ascension Parish Center Dining Room for discussion of the day's Scripture and refreshments.
Community Shared Event - Faith and Film Ministry will show the movie "Carlo Acutis, Roadmap to Reality" following the 9:15 AM Mass at St. Edmund Church - The movie will be shown in Murphy Hall and tackles urgent technology-related questions, examining how the virtual landscape threatens our fundamental understanding of what it means to be human.
Kickoff meeting on Sunday, September 21 at 7:00 PM in the Pine Room of Ascension School. If you are currently enrolled in high school and are interested in spending a July week in Appalachia working to make homes warmer, safer and drier - please come to the meeting.
Community Shared Event - The Young Adult Women’s Bible Study meets each Monday at 8:00 PM to reflect on the scriptures of the week and supports each other in their walk of faith - Text for location!
Community Shared Event - Join us on Tuesdays at 4:00 PM at St. Edmund Church to deepen your relationship with God; learn how to handle distractions while praying; find support and nourishment for your prayer life; experience community and share spiritual insights.
Community Shared Event - At this GriefShare group, you’ll find understanding, guidance, relief, and a safe place to navigate the challenges of grief. Come join us on Tuesdays from September 16 through December 9 at St. Giles Campus in McDonough Hall.
Come and join Ascension School for a parent education event. Clinical psychologist Emily Edlynn, Ph. D. will discuss flexible parenting framework that can apply to every family with children to reduce parental burnout and raise confident children.
Community Shared Event - Everyone is invited to an hour of Eucharistic Adoration held every Thursday at 7:00 PM in St. Giles Church. This is your time to receive the actual grace and mercy of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Community Shared Event - Join Deacon Kevin and Marci Morgan (St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy and St. Giles) on Zoom to pray the Rosary on Friday evenings at 7:00 PM.
Community Shared Event - We practice the Christian meditation prayer on Saturdays at 8:30 AM at Ascension Church or via Zoom. Various tools include centering prayer, the Jesus prayer, the breath prayer, lectio divina, and labyrinth walking.
Community Shared Event - We hold the Rosary for Peace in Honor of Our Blessed Mother every Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass at St. Giles Church. Join us and pray for peace.
This small faith group gathers every Sunday at 9:00 AM in the Ascension Parish Center Dining Room for discussion of the day's Scripture and refreshments.
Children's Liturgy of the Word takes place on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at the 10:30 AM Mass at Ascension Church. Leaders who guide our weekly Children's Liturgy of the Word provide children ages 4-8 an opportunity to experience the Liturgy of the Word in a context more suited to their age and experience.
Take a 2.5 hour bus tour, leaving from FitzGerald’s (6615 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn), to learn about gangster history in Oak Park and River Forest. John Binder, organized crime historian and author of The Chicago Outfit and Al Capone’s Beer Wars, is the guide.
Community Shared Event - This Mass is geared toward Young Adult Community Members on the 4th Sunday of each Month at 5:00 PM at St. Edmund Church with hospitality / fellowship (except for the Season of Lent) and community building activities afterwards - All are welcome!
Spirit and Light Shared Event - Are you searching for light? Come to a Candle Service at 8:00 PM at St. Edmund Church on Monday, September 29 to reflect on how we can be hope, peace, and light to the world.
Community Shared Event - The Young Adult Women’s Bible Study meets each Monday at 8:00 PM to reflect on the scriptures of the week and supports each other in their walk of faith - Text for location!
Community Shared Event - Join us on Tuesdays at 4:00 PM at St. Edmund Church to deepen your relationship with God; learn how to handle distractions while praying; find support and nourishment for your prayer life; experience community and share spiritual insights.
Community Shared Event - At this GriefShare group, you’ll find understanding, guidance, relief, and a safe place to navigate the challenges of grief. Come join us on Tuesdays from September 16 through December 9 at St. Giles Campus in McDonough Hall.
Spirit and Light Shared Event - If you are looking for a place to share a meal, watch an interesting video and wrestle with questions at the core of faith and life - come and see! At Alpha, you can ask anything - It's a safe space to question life, faith, and meaning. You're invited no matter your background or beliefs.